The 2B for the team that I play on is LH. Most of the time, it's not an issue. But in our game this past weekend, we had a tailor-made 6-4-3 opportunity in the middle of the game. Because the LH2B had to do a 180 degree turn after he got the throw from SS, the runner beat the throw. A RH2B could have turned it easily.

I should also point out that today is the 28th anniversary of the Pine Tar game. When the game was resumed and completed a month later, Don Mattingly took the field as a LH2B to finish the top of the ninth.

SS - Total of 43Jimmy Macullar (325), Bill McClellan (246), Jimmy Hallinan (111), Billy Hulen (92), George Van Haltren (79), Billy Redmon (61), Jimmy Ryan (58), Jack Leary (40), Russ Hall (36), Sy Sutcliffe (31), Bill Greenwood (30), Lefty Marr (29), plus 31 others. Last one was Lou Gehrig in 1934 who actually didn't play shortstop. He was listed at shortstop to keep his consecutive game streak alive. He batted in the top of the first, got a single and was removed for a pinch runner. Before him the last was Hal Chase in 1909.